Shoe-shining parlor



uNrr'EnsTATes PATENT OFFICE.y

DANIEL-D. WOLFE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA., ASSIGNOR, F ONE.

HALF TO HARRY COHEN, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA..

SHOE-SHINING PARLOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL D. WoLFE, a

, citizen ofthe United States, residing at the l an elevated platform arranged beside said I passage, :iv-plurality of seats arranged'on said platform, foot rests disposed rat the front of said platform .in 'almementwith said seats, a passage arranged on the top-'of said platform and behind the seats, and steps arranged at each end of said platform.`

In the present arrangement of shoe shin- 'ing parlors a 'comparatively long, narrow 'room is provided. A number of seats are arranged along one of the side Walls of the room, the-seats being arranged at an e'levation for the convenienceof theop'erators. Foot rests are arranged in front of these seats suitably elevated,y from the Hoor. lAn I aisle or passage extends from the front of the stand to the opposite wall and this pas'A sage must be used by patrons, traveling 1nv both directions, into and out of theshop This 'arrangement is open to several objections; The single narrow laisle provided makes it disagreeable and inconvenient for people entering and leavin at the same time, as there is` scarcely su cient room for them to pass each other.' Inaddition the arrangement of the seats and'shoe rests at an elevation for the convenience of the operator makes it necessary to "provide front of the seat 'for thefpatrons to reach them, and the foot rests must be placed on these steps. Itk is inconvenient for the patron to climb over the toot rests in reaching the seats, and extremely so Where necessary to mount steps at the same time. This frequently causes the patrons clothing' to become caught in the foot-rest and torn. Y

In the present invention, I have provided means foi mounting the platform at one. end thereof and separate means removed from said first mentioned meangfor leaving the Specification of Letters Patent.

'reach the platform 3. -made ot any suitable material, and is arvtoot rests' at the desired height.

steps inV lform 1n any Chairs 6 are arranged on the platformr seat 9 of the chair, whereby the Patented July 4, 1922.

.Applicationiled 'March 8, 1921. Serial No. 450,713.

platform, in order to obviate the necessity l for patrons passmg each other and leaving,r the platform, thus eliminating one of the disadvantages ot' the oldv system. I further provide steps for reaching the seats removed from the foot rests, and the patron may proceed to the raised platformwithout liability of Vfalling over the foot rests or having his clothing caught thereby. After reachingy the platform'the patron proceeds by the aisle or passage at the back to a vas cant chair, and thus reaches his seat Without cllmbing over the foot rests'. Revolving chairs may be employed so that the atrons may enter the seats from around. to face the. foot rests.

In th shown one vembodiment of the invention.

In this showing Figure I is aplan view .Figure II'is a side elevation, and Figure III is a front elevation. i

- Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral l Vdesignates an entrance aisle or front ofthe room 'to the rear; A flight of steps 2 are provided at the rear to AT he platform may be ranged at a suitable elevation to arrange the or passage'4 is arranged at the back of the platform. Foot rests 5. arranged in pairs and suitably spaced from each other are arranged on the platform adjacent the aisle or passage 1. ony suitable suitable manner.

between the aisle and the front rests, the chairs being arranged in alinement with each pair of foot rests. As shown revolving The 4base' 7 is chairs'may be employed. adapted to receive a stemB secured to the seat may be the rear ani swingl e accompanying drawings, I have permit the patrontov Ain mounting in aisle The foot rests are arranged" supports 6 secured tothe plat@ revolved to face the aisle or the foot rests.

A second flight of steps 10 are of the patron when leaving.

arranged at; the front of the platform topermit descent 1 nt of the plzitform is in i Well ll', and; this Well ivi li. openings l2 for tlie polish, brushes, and other metepsratns; I

u the sliopproceeds by to the rear, and sscends the 'to e platform 3. The patron then ongtiie aisle or passage 4t to :i

which be revolved to face revolved to ieee the foot in 'front o' the chair. tile peti-on .Wallis slongtpasn front steps 10, end then descends thus striving at the exit. v

"t will be appel-cnt that the provision of entrance passage or aisle 1, and an exit 4Q .fafssgrle 4l eliminates the inconvenience of sing personsv in the narrow aisles pro- \J vided, as the direction otrevel in eitliei .aisle is always the seme, one aisle being need for moving to thefreai' of the room and flic other for movingto'ithefront.

' In actual practice,y the aisle 4 may be em-v ployed for traveling toward the rear of the room, and the aisle l es un exit. In this case.l tile steps l0 are used for ascending the platform, and steps 2 for descending.l Enloerl roetliod may be employed the function of the Atwo aisles being to prevent necessity of :iss ing people traveling in the opposite (lirestion. lt is olwioiis tiret the aisle l may be dispense-fl with as si. passage for patrons emi nsecl only by the employeesof the shoe-shinm parlor which ceso suitsblebprovisiort 'for mounting and leaving they f nils .l llave shown and described yone em lioclis'ient of tile invention, it is to be undert". et various/changes may be resorted in tlie details of construction Without de- ,Y 'parting from the spirit of the invention.

'What l claim is l. A shoe shining vparlor comprising a pss-segs, e second passage, said passages beine: wnnectefl, s. plstlorm arranged between seitl'pessagcs, seats on said pletform, seconclpessegc comprising an aisle on too seifl platform beliincl said seats connections between seid passages *t aways spscetl s substantiel ....:lfl other.

laisle, seats Iarranged on said 'plat lprising steirwsys.

` platformen e level with tbe exit aisle, c

elevated platform,cliairs and foot-re 'enough to provide a passsgewsy on tlie fform.l

2. A shoe shining parlor comprising elevated platform, en aisle errzingetl tile reer of the platform, '.1 second aisl zarsen in front oi and below the platform, str. connecting the encls ol the tivo aisles, .sin seats arranged on seid'pletfoiim.

3. A' shoe shining stand comprit'.

elevated platform, en aisle arranged in ville ses stentlally tbe same elevation the steps connecting seid aisles.

5. A shoe shining stand comprising elevatell platform, en aisle arranged in rear of said plettorm,;an aisle arranged in front of snfl below saidplatorm., steps coenecting seid aisles, seats arranged on' platform andgfoot rests errangecl in from;

oi said seats etliacent seid lsecond aisle. 5. A shoe shining parlor compresi-n" entrance aisle and an exit aisle, gosses-gl. 7e3/s connecting saideisles, o. slioe shining.. between sani aisles, seid, pessegeefeys 7. A, shoe shining parlor comprisi entrance aisle and an exit aisle, aisle being .elevated with respect entrance aisle, pessageweys connecting aisles and a shoe-shining stand between.' se aisles, said stand comprising en elev,

revolving chairs on said platform.

8. A shoe shining .stand couiprisingen sts sld-plstorm, saidl plattform being e thereof behind the chairs, a stairway as en entrance to the topo seid "yl and asepsrete stairway spacedst e subset tial'dstenc vfrom seid first mentioneo st way endleading'as an exitfrom tl-.ie

. filme" 9. A'sl'loe shiningperlor compris en elevated platform, chairs and footnrests on s'aii platform, a passageway on seicl piet 'form behind said chairs, an entrance stein way leading to said passageway et one enel thereof, endian exit .stairway leading' from said passageway at the opposite end thereof. y 10.,y A shoe-shining stand comprisingV en elevated platform, chairs; and foot-nests mounted on said platform,the top of seifl platform being wide enough "to provid-c passage on the top thereof, a stairs-'ly leefling as an entrancelto seid pass; y. separate stairway spliced et e substr tence from seid first mentioned stsii'iv. leading as an exit from ssicl passe,

11. fr shoesliining parlor comin elevatedpltform, chairs and foot-rests on said platform, said platform beting wide.,

enough to provide la 5 platform', steps passageway on the top thereof, a passae-way below the top of saul ending as an entrance from the lower passage-Wag' to the upper passageway, and other steps ending as an exit from ture.

DANIEL D. WOLFE. 

